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6 days ago
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Riva Opens Its First Lounge in Spain Inside a Legendary 5-Star Hotel
Riva isn't something one typically associates with Spain, but that could soon change. The historic Italian shipyard, founded in 1842 by Pietro Riva and acquired by the Ferretti Group in 2000, has teamed up with Gran Meliá to open a new yachting hub on the sunny island of Mallorca (or Majorca). More from Robb Report NFL Star Joey Bosa Is Asking $4 Million for His L.A. Home Ulysse Nardin Just Launched a New Limited-Edition Freak Watch Buffalo Trace Is Going to Start Selling Its Rare Whiskeys on Sazerac's New Online Shop The Riva Lounge is located inside the legendary Hotel de Mar Gran Meliá. The five-star, adults-only hotel, one of several helmed by the Meliá Hotels International brand, occupies pride of place on the coast of Illetes, making it an ideal destination for Riva's latest location. The lounge, which is fittingly located in the hotel's seafront garden, takes design cues from Riva's iconic runabouts, naturally. The counter and tables are crafted from the rich mahogany that is synonymous with Rivas, while the seating evokes the upholstery on the legendary speedboats. (Some of the furniture, such as the Aquarama chairs, can be purchased via the Riva boutique.) The space is also adorned with books, model yachts, and other Riva-themed memorabilia. Beyond elegant styling, the lounge offers all-day dining both indoors and outdoors. The restaurant aims to spotlight the best of the Mediterranean, serving up fresh local seafood and dishes that reflect Mallorcan cuisine. Similarly, the drinks feature some authentic flavors of the region, with signature cocktails showcasing ingredients such as fresh Sóller oranges and Italian amaretto. Perhaps most importantly, guests will be able to take a Rivamare for a spin. The zippy 800 hp motorboat will be available to rent for a full or half day, with both hotel guests and visitors able to enjoy private jaunts. Yachters can use the sleek 39-footer to explore the idyllic coves of Mallorca, such as those along the cliffs of the Sierra de Tramuntana. Alternatively, guests could head to Palma for lunch at Hotel Victoria, Gran Meliá, or take a romantic sunset cruise. Joyrides are on the table, too, with the Rivamare capable of reaching 40 knots at full tilt. Riva has so far opened outposts in Monaco, Venice, Saudi Arabia, Paris, and, of course, Italy, but this marks the yard's first venture in Spain. It's not a bad foray, either. Hotel de Mar Gran Meliá has a total of 60 rooms and 77 suites. The top-tier Royal Suite Sea View costs in the ballpark of $930 per night. Best of Robb Report The Ultimate Miami Spa Guide: 15 Luxurious Places to Treat Yourself The 7 Most Insanely Luxurious Spas in the World, From Tokyo to Iceland 17 Reasons the Caribbean Should Be at the Top of Your Travel Itinerary Click here to read the full article.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Yahoo
Report: Deadly shooting at Florida fast-food restaurant may have been over mayonnaise packets
A Checkers restaurant in Kissimmee is back open after an altercation between an employee and a customer turned into a deadly shooting last week. Court documents state cameras from the Checkers shows employee Elijah Mackey, 23, climbing out of a drive-thru window Wednesday night, walking to the front of the building where the victim was, then moments later deputies say it shows the victim falling to the ground. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< In the arrest affidavit, two witness statements claim to have seen Wesley Robertson ordering from one of the front windows. After getting his order, the witnesses say he started complaining. One of the witness statements alleges it was over mayonnaise packets. 'It's very shocking. It's not even worth somebody's life over a pack of mayonnaise,' said Yajaira Hernandez. Mackey is charged with first-degree murder. Investigators allege the shooting was premeditated. Criminal attorney Jose Rivas explains how that could be the case. He says it only takes seconds to plan a shooting. 'The moment he crawls out the window, he's walking, whether it's three seconds, five seconds, ten seconds, he's walking towards this individual with an intent,' said Rivas. Rivas says that's what the state will try to prove. Mackey was denied bond. Court documents also state Mackey told deputies he had a gun on him when they found him hiding under a stairwell next door at Celebration Suites. Deputies say they recovered a gun from his person. [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
Politico
22-05-2025
- Business
- Politico
Mike McGuire in the housing hot seat
Presented by THE BUZZ: HOUSES DIVIDED — When it comes to housing legislation, Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire has increasingly become the outlier of the proverbial three-legged stool of state government in Sacramento. His counterparts — Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and Gov. Gavin Newsom — have made it abundantly clear this year that they want to go big on measures to accelerate housing construction, including legislation that would slash local restrictions and environmental reviews for new development. But McGuire has been ambiguous about where he stands on the most high-profile housing legislation this session, including a landmark package of bills to overhaul the California Environmental Quality Act (commonly known as CEQA). The pressure on McGuire will grow this week as the Appropriations Committee faces an end-of-week deadline to act on fiscal bills. Several sweeping housing measures are on the potential chopping block — namely Senate Bill 607, which would reduce delays due to environmental reviews for new housing as well as other projects, including transportation and energy infrastructure. Already, business groups and pro-development YIMBY (or Yes in My Back Yard) activists have criticized McGuire after housing bills have faced hiccups getting through Senate committees. Some have gone as far as dubbing the Senate the less pro-housing chamber. 'We'll see where he stands on Friday — that will be very telling,' said Jim Wunderman, president of the Bay Area Council, a powerful business group that's sponsoring SB 607 and other housing bills. 'This is the moment for California to really take the jump here' and address the housing shortage. In a statement to Playbook, McGuire said he's committed to 'working hard to increase housing stock especially in the regions most impacted by shortages, and to build housing faster.' Still, McGuire hasn't ruled out amendments to scale back SB 607, for example — a contrast with Rivas. The speaker has championed a related CEQA-reform measure, Assembly Bill 609, which would exempt most urban infill housing from environmental reviews. The bill sailed through a floor vote this week on a 67-0 vote. Nick Miller, a spokesperson for Rivas, said the speaker is '100 percent behind' both measures to overhaul CEQA. Miller added, 'His message has been clear all year: We need to build more housing. We feel like we have the votes to back it up.' The governor has also upped the pressure on McGuire in recent days. Last week, Newsom announced that he would seek to advance both major CEQA-reform bills through the state budget — a tactic that would circumvent obstacles like hostile Senate committee chairs. It was a rare foray into the legislative process from Newsom, who typically doesn't wade into housing fights until legislation is on his desk. McGuire's allies in the Senate, including Housing Chair Aisha Wahab, are pushing back against the onslaught facing the pro tem. She has derided the CEQA effort as a developer giveaway that won't make housing more affordable or stabilize rent increases for tenants. 'Blanket deregulation may cut costs for developers, but it doesn't guarantee affordable homes for residents,' Wahab said in a text message. Many environmentalists and building trade unions also oppose the effort to reform CEQA, which has typically been a fraught third rail in Sacramento. Sen. Scott Wiener, who's carrying SB 607, has so far succeeded in pushing most of the year's major housing measures through the Senate. But doing so has been a heavy lift already — Wiener has twice been forced to persuade his colleagues to advance bills over the objections of committee chairs, Wahab included. Wiener said critics should be careful not to read too much into McGuire's silence, saying it's common for legislative leaders not to make definitive statements about controversial bills early in the session. 'Don't count the Senate out,' Wiener said, noting McGuire has co-authored several aggressive housing bills in the past. McGuire said Thursday that he looks 'forward to continuing these conversations with the Assembly and the governor.' He also left the door open to putting CEQA reform in the budget. GOOD MORNING. Happy Thursday. Thanks for waking up with Playbook. You can text us at 916-562-0685 — save it as 'CA Playbook' in your contacts. Or drop us a line at dgardiner@ and bjones@ or on X — @DustinGardiner and @jonesblakej. WHERE'S GAVIN? In downtown Sacramento for an 11 a.m. press conference with Attorney General Rob Bonta about California's clean air efforts. Watch here CAMPAIGN YEAR(S) RUNNING IT BACK — Secretary of State Shirley Weber today officially announced she's running for reelection, a move that was expected by insiders but nevertheless closes off another office to Democratic officials planning their next moves. 'With my powerful voice for justice, I fight every day to make sure that eligible Californians can exercise their right to vote, and I will never back down,' Weber said in a statement that also highlighted her upbringing in the Jim Crow South where her parents were unable to vote. Attorney General Rob Bonta, who is also running for a second term, backed Weber in a statement, calling her a 'thoughtful partner against the Trump administration's unlawful attacks on elections.' CONVENTION EXTRAS LINEUP DROP — Sen. Adam Schiff, Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, DNC Vice Chair Malcolm Kenyatta and labor icon Dolores Huerta are all slated to speak at the California Democratic Party Convention in Anaheim later this month. They round out a lineup that includes Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker. SAN DIEGO TENT TAKEDOWNS — San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria led his meetings in Sacramento yesterday with a request for homelessness money endorsed by all California's big-city mayors. But he also brought a request having little to do with money: that the state clear more encampments on its own turf. 'Caltrans,' Gloria specified in an interview with Playbook, 'needs to do more.' The leader of California's second-largest city bemoaned the tents that have cropped up around freeways outside his city's jurisdiction. Behind fences dividing city and state territory, he said tents are abundant and causing complaints from his constituents. 'It can be frustrating, as the worst encampments in my city are on Caltrans property,' Gloria said. 'Our relationship with them could be better. It's not for want of trying. There's regular communication. But whether it's lack of resources on Caltrans or lack of will, this is tough stuff.' He empathized with the agency — 'I respect and understand that they tend to be transportation professionals, not social workers' — but said the same applies to municipal governments. 'Cities are not social service agencies either,' he said. CLIMATE AND ENERGY TILL THE STORM BLOWS OVER — California is — conveniently — not expecting to build any offshore wind turbines until after President Donald Trump, who's lashed out against the technology, leaves office. Instead, offshore wind proponents are focused on getting money to upgrade the state's ports to build and ship out the massive blades, when the time is right. Read more in last night's California Climate. TOP TALKERS FED UP — Schiff told EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin that he will cause a litany of cancers at a Senate Environment and Public Works on Wednesday, Fox News reported. 'You could give a rat's ass about how much cancer your agency causes,' he said. LEVI IT ALONE — San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie's office has privately suggested that he would gut an ordinance to put at least one behavioral health facility in every supervisor district and prohibit new sites in areas that already have them, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Lurie, an heir to the Levi Strauss fortune, would rather 'endeavor to' have a facility in every district. AROUND THE STATE — The San Mateo Board of Supervisors will require quarterly reports for all county purchases over $100,000. (Mercury News) — The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors established the Behavioral Health Commission to advise the board on how to improve behavioral health policy and programs. (Sacramento Bee) — In Fresno, if voters do not pass Measure C, they risk losing tens of millions of dollars in road maintenance and expansion for a large portion of the county's transportation projects. (The Fresno Bee) Compiled by Nicole Norman PLAYBOOKERS PEOPLE MOVES — Jon Koriel has joined the firm Bryson Gillette as a director of public affairs in Los Angeles. He was most recently public affairs manager at Comcast California in San Francisco. BIRTHDAYS — State Data Officer Jason Lally (favorite b-day treats: princess cake and gin/elderflower cocktail) … Cassidy Denny in the office of state Sen. Angelique Ashby … Ed Manning at KP Public Affairs … Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction Abel Guillén … David Schenkein … Jay Carney at Airbnb … Matt Roman … Oren Cass at American Compass BELATED B-DAY WISHES — (was Wednesday): radio journalist Joshua Nehmeh … James Castañeda at the American Planning Association WANT A SHOUT-OUT FEATURED? — Send us a birthday, career move or another special occasion to include in POLITICO's California Playbook. You can now submit a shout-out using this Google form.
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21-05-2025
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Mom of teen killed in Seattle's Pioneer Square shooting urges shooter to come forward
The Brief Christina Rivas is mourning her daughter, Keilani Harris, who was killed in a Pioneer Square shooting on Saturday. Seattle police are still searching for the suspect responsible for the shooting. Rivas has launched a GoFundMe to support her family after the tragedy. SEATTLE - On Saturday, Christina Rivas lost her daughter in a shooting in Pioneer Square. Her daughter was one of three people who were killed in the shooting, with a fourth person fighting for their life in the hospital. As of Tuesday afternoon, Seattle police were still searching for the person behind that shooting. FOX 13 sat down with Rivas, her pain cutting so deep that talking about what happened is almost unbearable. "I just want to give her a hug and tell her I love her and I'm sorry, I wish I could've saved her," Rivas said. The last time she saw her daughter Keilani Harris was on Thursday night before she got ready to go out with her friends. She gave her a hug and kiss and told her to be safe. "I just wish I would've given her a tighter hug, a deeper 'I love you,' if I would've known, I keep replaying that in my mind," Rivas said. The 19-year-old was family-oriented, a ray of sunshine and funny, Rivas said. "She had a really contagious laugh, you could hear her laugh a mile away, she just loved to lift up the room and had a very fun personality," Rivas said. She told FOX 13, knowing that the person who stole her daughter's light is still out there makes her want to throw up. "I pray that the Lord instills something in your heart to come forward because it's not right, so many lives are shattered because of this, my beautiful little girl, she was so excited for life," Rivas said. Right now, she's finding strength in prayer. "I do believe I'm going to see my baby one day again, and I am going to see her, I hope the rest of my years fly by so fast, so I can see her again," Rivas said. She adds, she knows they're not the only family hurting right now and sends prayers to those families as well. They have since launched a GoFundMe. The Source Information in this story is from Seattle Police, GoFundMe, and original FOX 13 Seattle reporting and interviews. Is Tacoma's Teekah Lewis cold case finally coming to a close? Here's what we know Over 100 Rite Aid and Bartell Drugs stores to close, including 8 in WA Marymoor Park announces 2025 summer concert series lineup in Redmond, WA Olympia, WA man dies at Grand Canyon after lengthy hike Washington raising price of Discover Pass To get the best local news, weather and sports in Seattle for free, sign up for the daily FOX Seattle Newsletter. Download the free FOX LOCAL app for mobile in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store for live Seattle news, top stories, weather updates and more local and national news.
Politico
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Politico
A game of coastal chairs
Presented by With help from Alex Nieves COASTAL TREMORS: Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas had a chance to put his own stamp on the high-stakes agency overseeing coastal development currently caught in the crosshairs of both Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump — and he took it. Rivas shook up the California Coastal Commission last week by choosing to replace the two leaders the 12 commissioners had elected among themselves just last December, chair Justin Cummings and vice chair Paloma Aguirre. Rivas appointed Monterey County supervisor Chris Lopez to the seat previously held by Cummings, a Santa Cruz County supervisor, and Chula Vista Councilmember and San Diego State University administrator Jose Preciado to the seat held by Aguirre, who is the Imperial Beach mayor. While it's common for governors and legislative leaders to want to pick their own people for various agencies when they can, it's less common for that agency to already be at a breaking point, with criticism coming from the highest levels of both state and federal government. The changes are spurring a round of tea leaf reading about the agency's future. Rivas and Lopez, allies who've come up through San Benito and Monterey County politics, cast the move as a win for representation: Lopez represents inland and southern Monterey County, a farmworking region more than an hour from the coast, while other commissioners live closer to the ocean. 'Being a rural advocate, somebody who understands the needs of our Latino community throughout the state, and being able to elevate that at the table and pushing back on concepts and listening and trying to meld change, I think is what I'm most excited and hopeful about in this moment,' Lopez said in an interview. A broad swath of local elected officials and environmental groups had campaigned for Cummings' reappointment as Rivas solicited nominations and held interviews with seven finalists in recent months. He and Aguirre also had the support of Assemblymember and former Speaker Anthony Rendon, who'd appointed them to their posts. 'I loved the direction, which was protective of the coast, not siding with big developers, not siding with the wealthy and powerful,' Rendon said in an interview. 'It's worrisome. I think they've done a great job, it's unfortunate.' Cummings said in an interview he had consolidated agency support for 'smart development': 'We're committed to affordable housing, and we need to figure out how to make that happen, and not just over-build,' he said. He also pointed to his unique position on the commission as a renter, environmental scientist and an African-American. But housing and business groups, who've blamed the agency for a tight housing market along the coast and had been urging fresh blood on the commission, are claiming a win. Louis Mirante, vice president of public policy at the Bay Area Council, a pro-business advocacy group, signed onto a March letter to Rivas, Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire and Newsom asking them to pick people who would vote to build more quickly — and said the strategy bore fruit. He called Lopez a 'housing champion,' citing past efforts to build farmworker housing. 'It seems to me like the speaker really wants to meet the moment on building more housing and making the coast more affordable and more accessible,' said Mirante, who also praised McGuire's March appointment of Healdsburg City Councilmember Ariel Kelly. 'That's really exciting.' McGuire has at least one important appointment coming up: Roberto Uranga, the vice mayor of Long Beach, is stepping down from his South Coast seat on the commission after his term expires on Tuesday, Coastal Commission spokesperson Joshua Smith confirmed Monday. McGuire could also choose to replace former Natural Resources Defense Council advocate Ann Notthoff, whose term is also expiring, though the two are considered close. In a statement Monday, McGuire said the Senate Rules Committee is 'presently reviewing candidates for both' seats. Newsom, meanwhile, has four seats on the board — and his appointees serve at-will, meaning he could replace them at any time. But he also has other ways to influence the agency. That includes issuing several executive orders in the wake of the fires to suspend the Coastal Act — the 1976 law that established the California Coastal Commission — and the California Environmental Quality Act in an effort to fast track homes, businesses and other structures residents plan to rebuild. Last week, he also introduced a trailer bill that seeks to hold the Coastal Commission to the same permitting deadlines as other agencies. — CvK Did someone forward you this newsletter? Sign up here! TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE: The Trump administration's 90-day deal to lower tariffs on China last week was a relief to markets in both countries, but don't expect imports to start flowing normally yet. Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka, speaking during a media briefing Monday, said Trump's whipsaw approach to trade policy and the remaining 30 percent tariff on Chinese goods are still likely to result in lower inventory on shelves. 'At least for the short term, it's clear that we'll see a pullback in global trade,' Seroka said. Some products, like hospital supplies and parts for manufacturing, could start flowing more quickly as inventories at hospitals and factories run low. But a 90-day pause does give little clarity to businesses in sectors like summer fashion, back-to-school supplies, Halloween and Christmas goods, where ordering is done months in advance. Seroka said the port has seen a 30 percent decrease in imports this month, and that's resulted in 200 to 400 fewer longshoreman jobs on the docks daily. — AN BATTY ABOUT BATTERIES: California has increased its battery storage on its grid twenty fold since Newsom took office in 2019, according to new data released by the California Energy Commission on Monday — and he's loving it. The governor gave the technology a ringing endorsement, calling it the 'key to a cleaner, more reliable power grid' in a press release and claiming California as the world leader in adding batteries (after China). To be clear, California still has a ways to go before meeting its 2045 carbon-neutral goal. The state has 15,700 MW of batteries now, with an additional 8,600 MW planned to come online by the end of 2027 — but expects to need 52,000 MW to fully offset the loss of oil and gas from its grid in 2045. — CvK A CLOO TO INSURANCE: California's problems with fire insurance are hot enough to make it to the campaign trail to succeed Newsom. Stephen Cloobeck, the billionaire hospitality entrepreneur and longtime Democratic donor now running an underdog campaign for governor, is making the state's spiraling property insurance crisis the topic of his first policy proposal, shared exclusively with POLITICO Monday. Among his ideas, which mostly fall in line with existing efforts by the state Legislature and Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to streamline rate reviews and incentivize fire-prepped home retrofits, is the creation of a state-based reinsurance program — a less common proposal that fellow gubernatorial candidate and former Rep. Katie Porter also embraced when opening her campaign. — CvK RIDING THE RAILS: Alex joined LAist today to discuss why Porter backtracked after bashing the California high-speed rail project earlier this month. Listen to his interview on today's All Things Considered to hear why labor union support has made the project nearly untouchable for Democratic governor candidates. — A necropsy of an aggressive San Francisco coyote has been delayed by National Park Service layoffs. — Some parts of California are experiencing fire seasons that are two months longer than in 1973, a new study finds. — The value of a one-year-old Tesla Cybertruck has depreciated by over 34 percent, as the company struggles to sell the controversial model.
